The author discusses mathematics techniques for computing instantaneous velocities from data recorded via stroboscopic photography. (MJB)

The results of this study indicate that order of practice does have a significant effect on skill acquisition with sequential ordering (practice of a successive nature) being the most efficient method for improving bilateral skill acquisition. (MB)

Planned physical education experiences should be an integral part of the preschool or kindergarten curriculum to: foster normal motor development, take advantage of children's readiness to develop and practice motor skills, fulfill children's need and desire for movement, and develop fundamental motor patterns. (CB)

Characteristics and uses of a soft play room completely filled with soft modular play equipment are described. Gross motor activity and social interaction characterize play by young children in this environment. (DB)

The KinderSkills program, in which parents serve as motor development teachers of their children, has operated for five years. A recent innovation was to add grandparents to the program to see if the motor skill levels of the grandparents also would improve. This program is described and evaluated. (MT)

Drawing upon stages of motor development and elements of biomechanics, the authors used anatomical planes as a frame of reference to determine movement patterns and assess readiness to perform movement skills. The combination of determining readiness and analyzing skill enables the teacher to plan proper motor skill activities. (MT)

Evaluation of a satellite clinic for physically handicapped children in rural Ontario indicated that children attending the clinic received more frequent treatment at reduced costs to parents and social agencies than control Ss. Ss also showed greater improvement in motor function than a control group, although no corresponding improvement in self…

The author criticizes the lack of opportunity given to children to learn the motor patterns involved in handwriting and describes a sequence of chalkboard activities to promote the perceptual motor skills required. Illustrations of the sequence are provided. (CL)

The motor performance of 49 nonhandicapped children and 18 mildly and moderately retarded children (5-12 years old) was assessed to determine the appropriateness of their physical education instruction. Although 66 percent of Ss were correctly clasified, some nonhandicapped and mentally retarded children were misclassified. (Author/CL)

Longitudinal study of patterns of gross motor development in congenitally blind infants indicated that neuromuscular maturation and postural achievements were similar to those of sighted infants, but that self-initiated mobility and locomotion were delayed. (ST)

Selected factors of practice promoting typewriting skill are: practice is no guarantee of learning; nonrepetitive practice is better than repetitive; mentally rehearsing a skill task is beneficial; little or no improvement takes place without knowledge of results, and; plateaus in motor skill learning may be indicative of practice limit.…

Materials and equipment for an outdoor learning area where Mexican and Anglo kindergarten children can play and development motor skills and creativity were supplied by a $250 Instructor Dream Dollar award. (GB)

It is suggested that generalizations about critical learning conditions and outcomes can be made within categories of learning processes but not across them. Implications of this proposition are examined. (Author/MM)

Reviewed are normal-retarded comparisons in motor development, the relationship between motor and intellectual ability, and the effects of physical training upon motor performance and IQ. (KW)